Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Bethune-Cookman University (1904- )
Taylor Nicole Smith
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Taylor Nicole Smith (1993- )
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Carol Brice (1918-1985)
Francine Everett
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Francine Everett (1915-1999)

Explore Global African History

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Paramaribo, Suriname (1630- )
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(1967) The Arusha Declaration
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Thomas Mboya (Joseph Odhiambo) (1930-1969)
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Marcus Garvey (1887-1940)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Arvarh E. Strickland, 1930-2013: An Historian’s Life
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The Quest for Land and Freedom on Canada’s Western Prairies: Black Oklahomans in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1905-1912
Fighting For Freedom, Fighting Against the Bomb Book Cover
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Fighting For Freedom, Fighting Against the Bomb: African Americans and the Campaign for a Nuclear-Free World, 1945-
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The Innocence Project: A Short History Since 1983

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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